LAB - 1

Building a LAN

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• A LAN can
• be as simple as two computers, each
having a network interface card (NIC)
or network adapter and running
network software, connected
together with a crossover cable.

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• LAN also can be a network consisting of
three or more computers and a hub.
• Each of the computers is plugged into the
hub/switch with a straight-through cable
(the crossover function is performed by
the hub).

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• There are several classifications of
cable used for twisted-pair
networks.
• Category 5 (or CAT 5)
• CAT 5 cable has four twisted
pairs of wire for a total of eight
individually insulated wires
• Each pair is color coded with one
wire having a solid color (blue,
orange, green, or brown)
twisted around a second wire
with a white background and a
stripe of the same color
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 Connector
• RJ-45 are used with twisted-pair cabling.
• RJ- Registered Jack
• Resemble ordinary phone jacks (RJ-11)
• Eight wires instead of four
• Larger.

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 Tools
• Crimp tool

• Cutter

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• Note that the TX (transmitter) pins are
connected to corresponding RX (receiver)
pins, plus to plus and minus to minus.
• you must use a crossover cable to connect
units with identical interfaces.
• If you use a straight-through cable, one of the
two units must, in effect, perform the cross-
over function.
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 Color Code Standards
• Two wire color-code standards
–EIA/TIA 568A
• Wire arrangement Order
1.White Green
2.Green
3.White Orange
4.Blue
5.White Blue
6.Orange
7. White Brown
8. Brown 8
•EIA/TIA 568B
• Wire arrangement Order
1.White Orange
2.Orange
3.White green
4.Blue
5.White Blue
6.Green
7. White brown
8. Brown

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Note: pins 4, 5, 7, and 8 ( the blue and brown pairs) are not
used in either standard

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•A straight-thru cable has identical ends.

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 Use straight-through cables for the
following connections:
• Switch to router

• Switch to PC or server

• Hub to PC or server

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Use crossover cables for the following
connections
• Switch to switch
• Switch to hub
• Hub to hub
• Router to router
• PC to PC
• Router to PC

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 LET'S MAKE SOME CABLES
Step 1 – Strip cable end
• Strip 1 – 1½” of insulating sheath
• Avoid cutting into conductor insulation

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 Step 2 – Untwist wire ends
• Sort wires by insulation colors

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 Step 3 – Arrange wires
• TIA/EIA 568A:
• TIA/EIA 568B:

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 Step 4 – Trim wires to size
• Trim all wires evenly
• Leave about ½” of wires exposed

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 Step 5 – Attach connector
• Maintain wire order, left-to-
right, with RJ45 tab facing
downward

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 Step 6 - Check
• Do all wires extend to end?
• Is sheath well inside connector?

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 Step 7 - Crimp
• Squeeze firmly to crimp connecter
onto cable end

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 Step 8 – Test
• Does the cable work?

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 Lab-2 Setting up LAN Connection
A Crossover Cable looks like

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 Con…
• 1. Connect the one end of the cable to your
PC/laptop and then the other end to the other
PC/laptop and make sure the clips are locked
into the Ethernet Port.
• 2. If it’s correctly connected, you should be
noticing a computer icon near the clock in the
taskbar on both the PCs.

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• Right-click and choose Network Connections.
Or Control Panel -> Network Connections.
• Windows Vista & Windows 7 users open
Network & Sharing Center from Control Panel
and click Manage Network connections.

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3. Right-click Local Area Connection and choose Properties

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 Workgroup Name
• If both the PCs use the same Workgroup name
“WORKGROUP” (by default), you may leave
step 8 and 9.
8. Finally you’ll have set up a Workgroup name
on both the PCs/Laptops. To do so, right-click
My Computer, click Properties, select the
Computer Name tab and click Change and
enter a name. Remember, the name should be
the *same* on both PCs.
• Vista users, My Computer -> Properties. Under31
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Remember, the name should be the *same* on
both PCs.
• Vista users, My Computer -> Properties. Under
Computer name, click Change Settings. Click
Change button and enter a name. Remember,
the name should be the *same* on both PCs.

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10. Restart both the PCs
• You can now share folder or play multiplayer
games via LAN. To share a folder, right-click
the folder you wish to share and click
Properties. Select Sharing tab and enable
Sharing for folder. Open Network to access
the files that are shared by the other PC.

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 Check LAN Connection
• After the connections and settings have been
saved, both PCs should be connected by LAN.
You may need to restart both computers to
implement the changes.
You can check if the connection is working by
pinging one PC from the other.

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 Check LAN Connection
• Take PC1 and head to Start > Run > CMD >
ping 192.168.0.2.
Then, on PC2, head to Start > Run > CMD >
ping 192.168.0.1.
You can view both PCs in My Network Places.
You can now use this LAN connection to play
multiplayer games or share files.

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 Check LAN Connection
• You can also map a drive on another PC to a
local drive by going to My Computer > Tools >
Map Network Drive and choosing the drive
letter and network path of the shared folder
on the other PC.

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Lab-3 Installing a Network Printer with Windows 7.

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